The success of "A Bite of China" is because the main line of each episode adopts a fragmented editing method, combining and grafting different regions, telling the story of the same ingredients in different parts of the world. Through the changes between the two, this documentary uses flavor to create true stories. The issues discussed from a cultural perspective are not just as simple as "eating". From traditional labor to food innovation, the hardships of life and the wisdom of generations, the inheritance and changes of Chinese people's "eating" have gradually highlighted its unique characteristics. Chinese temperament.
"A Bite of China" is an ode to gourmet food dedicated to ordinary workers. There is no "cooking master", no "gourmet expert", and no "cooking competition". Some of them involve digging lotus roots by hand for two hours. Picking bamboo shoots, fishing on stilts that only 5 people in China have inherited, Jilin's "fish boss" in his 70s, an old man from northern Shaanxi who sells yellow steamed buns, and a girl from Cicheng, Zhejiang who accompanies her grandmother to make rice cakes.
The simple and delicate description of food and the subtle understanding of the relationship between people and ingredients in "A Bite of China" quietly convey the intelligent thinking and taste aesthetics produced by Chinese people in their labor for thousands of years. , every dish of food can evoke a deep sense of homesickness in the viewer. It is precisely because of these that this documentary presents a unique charm and appeal.